Ever since being bullied by her sister, Tian Mi has been in a bad mood for two days.
He still comes to the house and eats as usual, but he just doesn't want to pay attention to you. That childish look makes Tian Yu angry and amused.
But the eldest sister is the eldest sister, and she is very good at dealing with naughty children. She took care of the child with a dish of old hen stewed with mushrooms.
Tian Mi didn't want to be so useless, but there was really nothing she could do. Even though her family ate better than most other families, she still often felt empty in her mouth.
To be frank, sometimes I really want to take a bite of anything I get my hands on.
This is also one of the reasons why Tian Mi is eager to go into the sea. There are so many delicious foods on the seabed, and the key is that it’s free.
But her elder sister had not yet agreed to let her participate in the winter swimming competition, so Tian Mi could only continue to hold it in.
Of course, she didn't know at the moment that Tian Yu was no less worried about whether she could swim in winter than Tian Mi herself.
Because she could see that her sister really liked swimming, she found an opportunity and went to the military health station alone. She asked the doctor there and confirmed that winter swimming was indeed beneficial to people. Only then did she feel relieved.
Although her attitude towards winter swimming has softened, she still needs someone with more authority to reassure her significant other.
So, Tian Yu decided to ask his sister out.
Tian Mi was playing with Guo Guo in her arms. When she heard her sister's words, she asked curiously, "Where are we going?"
"Don't you want to go swimming in the river in winter? Come with me to a place where people tell you that you can go swimming in the river, so I won't object."
Tian Mi looked at the elder sister suspiciously, with an expression of distrust, as if asking, "Are you going to make fun of me again?"
Tian Mi was so angry that she poked her and asked, "Are you going or not?"
"go!"
So on the third morning, when it was still dawn, the Tian sisters got on the buyer's car again.
"So, where are we going?" We have a political theory class in the afternoon. Will we have enough time
Tian Mi originally thought that her elder sister was going to take her to the town, but unexpectedly, when they arrived at the previous get-off point, the other two military dependents got off the car, but her elder sister did not move.
"Let's not go to town, let's go straight to the farm."
Tian Mi still didn’t understand: “Going to the farm to buy things?” What does this have to do with whether she can swim in winter
"We need to buy things too. Third sister is here, and we as her elder sister have to buy her some food and clothes. As for other things, don't ask yet. You will know when we get there."
Hearing this, Tian Mi suppressed the doubts that were about to come to his mind.
The farm is not far from the town, about half an hour's drive away.
Having always been in the bustling environment of the army or in the town, Tian Mi didn't have much idea about the sparse population here.
But this time, on the way to the farm, during the half-hour drive, Tian Mi didn't see a single person.
Her eyes were always on the environment outside the car window.
As far as the eye can see, there is nothing else except densely packed white birch trees with withered leaves. The emptiness and desolation make people feel creepy.
Tian Mi thought that she would not dare to walk here alone even during the day.
As the time approached seven o'clock, an orange-red sun slowly rose above the endless birch trees in the distance.
The sunlight flows along the mountain tops and treetops, then slowly spreads to the earth, dyeing the entire world in a warm orange.
Through the car window, Tian Mi was gradually dazzled by the beauty of nature's gift and did not hear what her elder sister said afterwards.
All she knew was that when she came to her senses after being pushed by her elder sister, the military truck had already stopped.
"Are we there yet?" Tian Mi asked belatedly.
"We're here. We're at the farm. Come down quickly. We have to hurry." Completely unaware that his sister was refreshed by the bare trees, Tian Yu quickly tightened his coat and scarf and adjusted his sister's to make sure it was tightly wrapped before getting out of the car carrying a large package.
Tian Mi immediately followed and stood beside her elder sister. She took the package from her hand before she had time to look around.
The environment on the farm was much worse than that on the island. Everywhere you looked, you could see mostly low-rise houses with braids, and people coming and going were all wearing patched clothes.
Along the way, Tian Mi found everything strange.
Tian Yu is a talkative person and can start a conversation on any topic.
Even among those passers-by, there are stories about which ones have families and which ones don't.
For example, those men who dress shabbily are obviously single, while those women who dress shabbily are mostly married. It is said that married women on the farm have too many things to do and have no time to clean themselves up.
Thanks to the elder sister's careful popularization of science, Tian Mi quickly gained a preliminary understanding of this completely unfamiliar farm.
Even for the skinny dog named Dahuang who followed the two sisters all the way, they could use half a steamed bun to exchange for a handshake.
The two walked for about half an hour, getting further and further away and more and more desolate. Just when Tian Mi was wondering if her elder sister had walked to the wrong place, they finally saw in the distance a row of old houses that were even lower and more dilapidated than the "Lahe braided" houses they had seen before.
".here it is?"
Tian Yu said "Hush!" before lowering his voice and saying, "Cowshed!"
Tian Mi was stunned for a moment: "Cowshed?" Was it the cowshed she thought it was
"Yes, there is an old Chinese doctor here who is very good. I will take you over to see him."
After hearing this, Tian Mi was even more confused: "I'm fine, why should I see a doctor?"
"Don't you want to swim in winter? I asked the doctors at our health center, and they said that winter swimming is good for your health, but you're a girl, and I'm always worried. What if you get sick from the cold weather? Do you still want to have a child?"
In her previous life, she was a diver. Although she didn’t know much about other things, Tian Mi did know something about this. For example, winter swimming has no necessary connection with infertility.
But the elder sister was completely kind-hearted, and Tian Mi felt helpless but also somewhat touched.
Just like mom.
Well. I should say, she is more like a mother than any mother in her past and present life.
"So are we going in now? So openly? Is it okay?" Isn't it said that in this day and age, people who live in cow sheds should be kept at a distance
Tian Mi is not like others who think that people living in the cowshed are all bad elements, but...even if they come to see a doctor, it's not good to be so open, right
"It's okay. Although this is called a cowshed, it's not really a cowshed. Doctor Cheng is an old Chinese doctor from the capital. Doctors are in short supply these days. The farm manager is not stupid. He knows what's going on."
Tian Mi understood immediately. It must be said that the manager of this farm was a man of great courage.
The house looks low from a distance, and in reality it is much shorter than a normal house, only about two meters high.
Living in such an environment for a long time would make people depressed.
The two sisters knocked on the door and entered the house after hearing an old voice.
After entering the house, Tian Mi looked around the furnishings inconspicuously.
Except for a Chinese medicine cabinet against the right wall, the rest of the house can be described as bare.
The old man who was processing the medicinal materials had gray hair, a thin body, and a sallow complexion.
Obviously, no matter how much the director takes care of him, the old Chinese doctor's life is still difficult.
After a brief greeting, Tian Yu got straight to the point: "Mr. Cheng, this is what I mean. My sister likes winter swimming, and I'm worried that she might catch a cold and have trouble having children."
Old Master Cheng first took a few glances at Tian Yu's face before waving at Tian Mi: "Sit down and let me take a look."
Tian Mi immediately sat down obediently, with a respectful attitude. There was nothing she could do about it. Since she was a child, she had been subconsciously respectful to professions like police, doctors, and teachers.
It was Old Cheng who glanced at the particularly polite little girl in surprise, and then he concentrated on taking the patient's pulse.
After about half a minute, the old man shook his gray eyebrows and said, "Change your hand."
Tian Mi changed her hand again with an obedient look on her face.
This time, the old man frowned and cried for more than a minute. Just when Tian Mi thought there was something wrong with his body.
Elder Cheng withdrew his hand and said simply, "Very healthy."
It should be said that she was healthier than ever before. Nowadays, most people suffer from some degree of malnutrition. Even those from well-off families will have some minor ailments. But the health of this little girl in front of him was somewhat unreasonably good.
Tian Yu didn't know what was going on in the old Chinese doctor's heart, so he asked curiously, "Does that mean she can swim in winter?"
Perhaps because the two sisters were quite nice, the usually silent old man said a few more words: "Yes, she is in good health, and it won't hurt to swim in winter."
Tian Mi was overjoyed and smiled brightly: "Thank you, Doctor Cheng."
Hearing the familiar name, the old man's expression froze for a few seconds. In the end, he said nothing. He just looked at Tian Yu and said, "Come here, I'll show you."
Tian Yu waved his hand: "I don't need it. I just came here to check on my sister today."
However, Tian Mi felt something was wrong. As soon as her sister entered the room, this old man Cheng seemed to stare at her for a while.
At that time, I just thought that Mr. Cheng felt that my elder sister looked familiar, but now looking back, it seems that there really is something familiar.
After scaring herself like this, Tian Mi immediately jumped up from the stool, then carefully helped the confused elder sister to sit down, looked at the old man and asked anxiously: "Doctor, is my sister okay?"
What could possibly happen to me? Tian Yu was even more confused.
The old man didn't say anything, he just stretched out two fingers and touched it.
This time, he also took the pulse of both wrists, but the speed was much faster than Tian Mi's.
Soon, with Tian Mi nervous and Tian Yu confused, the old man still said with a serious face: "It's pregnancy pulse, almost two months."
What.
What the hell
After realizing what the old Chinese doctor said, Tian Mi was stunned.
The eldest sister has three children, right
How many children are going to be born
Tian Mi thought so and asked the same question.
This is venting anger, absolutely.
Tian Mi touched her nose and said, "What should we do now?" She's already pregnant.
"By the way, doctor, is it okay for my eldest sister to have a baby at this age? Will it be a burden on her body? Also, is there anything we need to pay attention to? Or is there anything particular about her diet? Do I need any medicine?"
In later generations, there are too many people giving birth to babies at this age, but now it is the 1970s. When the eldest sister was at home in the early years, she was similar to her other sisters, all skinny and malnourished.
The current plump appearance is the result of his good health.
But, the foundation is not good after all.
"She is in good health, just a little anemic, which is normal. Don't use medicine, medicine is toxic. Go back and eat some food. I'll write you some food therapy recipes, and more."
Perhaps it was because of his sense of responsibility as a doctor, the old man looked indifferent, but he was very patient with those seeking medical treatment. He explained everything in bits and pieces, and it took him more than ten minutes in total.
When everything was over, Tian Mi's face was filled with joy, and she quickly handed the package to her elder sister.
At this moment, Tian Yu had calmed down from her anger towards her husband, and there was more joy on her face. She took out a small bag of polished rice weighing about 2 kilograms from her bag and placed it on the table, and then took out a small cotton jacket from inside.
Seeing this, not only was Mr. Cheng stunned for a moment, even Tian Mi was surprised, but she didn't say anything. She just put down the money and bent down to thank her when the eldest sister thanked her and left quickly, and ran out quickly.
Little did they know that in the low, dim room, Old Master Cheng sat there for a very long time, staring at his cotton-padded jacket and banknotes.
"Sister, please walk slower."
"It's okay. This is my fourth one. I know how to count."
"Then go slower, I see you look nervous, we are not in a hurry, sister."
"Okay, okay, I'll go slower." In the past, he was the one who scolded others, but this time, he was the one being scolded. Tian Yu accepted his fate with amusement and helplessness.
Seeing that the elder sister really slowed down her pace, Tian Mi took her arm and walked slowly: "What about that cotton-padded jacket, sister?"
"It's a thank-you gift. It was prepared before. Old Cheng is a very good doctor and has saved many people. He treated your brother-in-law before...Mi girl, we are looking at people, not just the surface. The weather here is cold, so we can help as much as possible." She didn't dare to give something warmer like a military coat. After all, even with the protection of the field director, there would always be a few bad apples who liked to make a big deal out of it.
This topic was a bit heavy, and Tian Mi didn't know how to respond for a moment. She just subconsciously turned back to look at the closed and short mud house. After a while, she murmured: "It will be fine."
"Yes, it will be fine. It's getting better and better." Tian Yu patted his sister's hand, as if to comfort her, and also as if to comfort himself.
Tian Mi curled her lips and smiled softly: "Let's not talk about this anymore. It makes people feel uncomfortable. Sister, the doctor said that I am in great shape and can swim in winter. So I will sign up for training tomorrow, right?"
"There's no rush for this."
"Why not? Didn't we agree on this?"
"Yes, I also said that we have to wait until my brother-in-law comes back and agrees to it."
"."angry!
Because her eldest sister was pregnant, after returning to the army, Tian Mi did not allow anyone to enter the kitchen and she squatted in it and worked alone.
"I'm just pregnant. It's not as exaggerated as you think. Besides, Mr. Cheng said that you are in very good health. Maybe you will be diagnosed with a child next month. You won't even be able to walk, right?" On the way back, Tian Yu discovered that her second sister seemed to treat pregnant women as fragile items. Her cautious appearance really made her laugh and cry. She didn't know what to do when she herself got pregnant.
"I'm not the one you're talking about now. I've just been married for a few days, and you're pregnant. So just today, you should take a rest." Tian Mi didn't want to be nervous, but today the two of them had been driving back and forth for more than three hours. The roads nowadays are not as smooth as those in later generations, plus they had walked for more than an hour.
Although Tian Yu was driven out of the kitchen by his younger sister, he still took a few garlic heads and sat at the door to peel them, chatting with his sister at the same time.
As they were chatting, by the time Tian Mi reacted, the person was already sitting in the stove preparing to light a fire.
Seeing her elder sister like this, Tian Mi found it funny but didn't say anything else.
The two sisters worked together and quickly prepared lunch.
Originally, Tian Mi had not planned to eat at her eldest sister's house today, at least not this meal.
When the couple was sharing their joy, why did she, as a younger sister, get involved
Of course, in the end her protest was suppressed by her elder sister again. Comrade Tian Yu simply waved her hand and said that she could tell her husband about the pregnancy after the family had finished lunch.
Although her sister had a sinister expression when she said this, Tian Mi wanted to see how she would deal with her brother-in-law.
But in the end, thinking of her brother-in-law's face, she gave up this childish idea and went back immediately after dinner.
Of course, before leaving, I looked at my confused brother-in-law with sympathy.
There is a political theory class at 1:00 p.m.
Worried about oversleeping, after returning home, Tian Mi did not take a nap as usual, but took out the unfinished sweater and continued knitting.
In the past, Tian Mi never thought that she would ever learn to knit, let alone think that she could learn such a complicated thing.
However, she didn't expect that after she really got the hang of it, it was not as difficult as she had imagined. She has already knitted one for herself.
The first one isn't perfect, but it's pretty good.
She decided to knit one for her husband while she was still craving it.
Although the man always said that it would strain the eyes and forbade her to knit, she was really bored and knitting a sweater could at least help her kill time. Otherwise, she really wouldn't know what to do all day.
Especially today, I suddenly wanted to go back.
I don't know if he eats well, sleeps well, or if it's easy to buy supplies.
When can I go home
Will they have kids soon too
After joining the 836th Unit, Tian Mi attended her first meeting as a military dependent. The meeting focused on the two topics of observing military discipline and opposing domestic violence.
The temporary meeting room was borrowed in the cafeteria. When the family members came reluctantly, the title of the meeting was already written in bold artistic font on the big blackboard.
The entire early stage of the meeting, as usual, was chaired by Aunt Mei.
As the only propaganda officer, Tian Mi followed the whole process and also enjoyed the sight of the military families secretly taking naps.
In fact, such a meeting was indeed very boring. If she were sitting down there and not as conspicuous as she is now, she would also like to take a nap in the crowd.
When they finally got to the break, Tian Mi first went to check on her elder sister, making sure she was in good spirits before returning to Aunt Mei.
"How about you come play for everyone in the second half?"
As soon as he returned to Aunt Mei, these words hit Tian Mi on the head.
She was a little confused: "I will drive it?"
Ruan Mei chuckled, "Yes! Come on, I think your article on opposing domestic violence is very well written and novel. I believe that your storytelling approach to popularizing scientific knowledge will be much more popular than the previous dry speeches and rote memorization. At least it will increase everyone's enthusiasm."
At this point, Ruan Mei looked at Tian Mi with admiration again: "How did you think of using this method? It's a great idea."
"It's not something I came up with. I saw someone using it when I was in my hometown. I can only refer to it for reference." Feeling guilty after being praised, Tian Mi hurriedly explained.
Popularizing scientific knowledge through storytelling is very common in later generations and is not special. It is just relatively novel at that time.
But no matter what, this was not her idea, and the explanation still needs to be made clear.
"Oh? Like that?" Aunt Mei didn't know whether she believed it or not. Anyway, she only said these three words and asked again: "What do you think? Do you want to try it in the second half?"
Tian Mi was never stupid and immediately understood why Aunt Mei did this.
She was helping herself to integrate into the group of family members and make them recognize her abilities. After all, as a publicity officer, she would inevitably have to follow Aunt Mei and deal with the family members in the future.
In the end, Tian Mi, who appeared sweet and gentle on the outside but extremely bold on the inside, accepted the olive branch thrown by Aunt Mei without any preparation.
Then, when the second half started, she stood on the podium without any nervousness in the surprised eyes of everyone, picked up the loudspeaker and started talking without a script.
It only took a short time for the military families to go from being confused at first, to not caring at all, and then to fully committing themselves to the cause.
In the end, after telling two stories in a row about domestic violence men getting their comeuppance, most of the military families looked at Tian Mi with sparkling joy in their eyes.
There's no way, it sounds like a storytelling, it's so interesting.
Some of the extroverted military families even surrounded Tian Mi and started talking about whether all future meetings would be held in the same format.
They also actively expressed that if subsequent meetings continued to feature such satisfying stories, they would be willing to come every day, not just once a week.
Tian Mi protected her elder sister, who had a proud look on her face and a big smile on her face, and patiently answered everyone's questions.
Although most of the questions were trivial, such as what story she would tell next time and whether the meeting could be held earlier.
People are like this. After being recognized and having a few words of communication, in everyone's mind, Tian Mi is no longer a portable identity like Tian Yu's sister, but an independent existence and a member of the family area.
"I heard that your sister is coming here to join the army, right? When will she arrive?" When everyone was in a lively crowd, Aunt Feng from Political Commissar Liu's family also came over.
Aunt Feng is about the same age as Aunt Mei, but she is a lot rounder than Aunt Mei and looks very kind.
There was nothing to hide about this matter, and it couldn't be concealed, so Tian Mi smiled and said, "It will be here soon, the day after tomorrow. My little sister is shy, so when the time comes, I hope the sisters-in-law will take good care of her."
"Of course I will take care of her. By the way, is she your sister? Does she look like you?" The person asking the question obviously had a good relationship with Tian Yu. After asking the question, he nudged her with his elbow.
Tian Yu thought of the appearance of his third sister when she was little, and how skinny and small she was in the photo from last year, and shook his head subconsciously: "My third sister doesn't look like me."
Everyone understood.
Now everyone knows that in Tian Yu's words, Tian Mi, who looks like her, actually looks like a fairy. Then the third sister, who does not look like her, should be the one who really looks like her.
Well. That's okay. Although she's not as beautiful as Tian Mi, she's also plump, fair and pretty.
So, half a day later, the news that the third sister of Mrs. Tian, the political commissar of the Third Regiment, who was about to go to the island to serve as a soldier, looked exactly like Mrs. Tian spread like wildfire and swept the entire army.
(End of this chapter)